v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Classified p. pr. & vb. n. Classifying. ] [ L. classis class + -fy. ] To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.
Syn. -- To arrange; distribute; rank. [ 1913 Webster ]
[わける, wakeru](v1, vt) (1) to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; (2) to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; (3) to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); (4) to break up (a fight); to mediate; (5) to call a draw; to tie; (6) to push one's way through (a crowd); (7) (also written as 頒ける) to sell; (P)#8352[Add to Longdo]
[よりわける(選り分ける;より分ける)(P);えりわける(選り分ける;えり分ける), yoriwakeru ( yori wake ru ; yori wake ru )(P); eriwakeru ( yori wake ru ; eri wake ](v1, vt) to classify; to sort out; to sift through; (P)[Add to Longdo]